#flagellar — Public Fediverse posts

"A wave of studies since 2020 has cracked the molecular structures of the flagellar motor’s parts, including, most importantly, the small cogwheels that turn the larger cogwheel at the flagellum’s base. The final pieces of this dynamic puzzle fell into place as recently as March 2026."

https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-physical-life-force-turns-biologys-wheels-20260420/

#Biology #Motors #Flagellar

#Bacterial #flagellar motors: Study sheds light on their #ion-driven mechanisms.

#CryoEM #sodium #vibrio

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-bacterial-flagellar-motors-ion-driven.html